I fished the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery on Monday July 21st with another family. We got into Kenai at 8:30, the waves were crashing the shore and pounding a few brave souls that were trying to catch fish on the North Shore of the mouth. we waited until the morning and the waves slowed down around 9 am. We got into the water around 10:00 am and had 57 fish between two of us by 2:00 pm. I found this odd but we were fishing the out going tide and caught plenty of fish. It was very good for about 3 hours and slowed significantly the last hour. Most were 4-6 pounds but we did catch a few 10-13 pound lunkers, 2 flounder and a 20 inch dolly varden. We did not catch any kings, nor did we see any landed on the North shore. There were plenty of folks around fishing and the campground was packed. If you head down follow the rules the law enforcement officers are out checking folks. I had a great time and have lots of salmon canned and froze for the year to come. If you have not tried it, it is awesome when you are catching fish and lame when you are not.
Greg
